Lamp



April 12, 1932. BECKER 1,853,491

LAMP

Filed Nof. 26, 1929 Patented Apr. 12, 1932 PATENT oFFlce HARRY BECKER, OF BALTIIOBE, mm

LAMP

Application med November 28, 1929. Serial Ho. 409,909.

My invention relates to improvements in lamps, and more particularly to a lamp designed to illuminate a telephone dial.

An object of my invention is to provide a lamp adapted to be associated with a telephone, and which, when lighted, will clearly illuminate the telephone dial.

A further object of my invention is to provide a lamp having a base adapted to receive a telephone, and a light on the base which, when lit, will illuminate a telephone dial, without in any way interfering with the operation of the telephone.

A further object of my invention is to provide a lamp, adapted to'illuminate a telephone dial, and so constructed that no metallic part of the lamp is in contact with the telephone, thereby avoiding any possibility of interfering with the electric circuit of the telephone.

A further object of m invention is to provide a lamp adapted to e used to illuminate different articles such as a ltelephone dial,

- sewing machine needle, etc.

With these and other'objects in view, the nvention comprises certain novel features and arrangement of parts, as will be moi'e fully described and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings,

F ig. 1 is a perspective View showing my improved lamp, in association with a dial telephone, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the lamp with the base and standard of the telephone shown in dotted lines. Dial telephones are now coming into ,use in all the larger cities of the country, and if one is placed in the corner of a room which does not receive much light, or in a closet or darakened hallway, or if it is desired to use one at night, some sort of illumination is necessary to pick out the proper letters and a numbers on the dial. It' often happens that the telephone user does not care to turn on the room lights for this purpose, but desires only enough light to clearlyilluminate the dial.-

Lights for this purpose have' heretofore been designed and patented, but all with which I am acquainted have' had some melcome such objections my present invention Wals devised, and will now be described in detai My improved lamp comprises a base 5 of fibre or other insulating material adapted to set on a table or -other support and provided with a number of nodes or lugs 6 of insulating material, preferably arranged to receive within their confines the base of a telephone, and 7. properly position it upon the base. The base is preferably circular, and has projecting therefrom a projection 7 upon which is mounted a Vertical standard 8. This standard is of metal and hollow, and is secured at its lower end to the'projection 7 by a flange 9. At its upper end, the standard is provlded with an elbow 10, which has secured to it the lamp socket 11, adapted to receive the lamp 12. This lamp is horizontal and extends over the main body part of the base and is directly above the dial of the telephone, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Mounted on the lamp socket 11 is a shade support 13, having rotatably secured thereto the shade 14. This shade lies over the lamp 12, and the support 13 is so constructed that the Shade can be rotated through an angle of approximately ninety degrees, the movement of the shade being limited by either of its edges striln'ng the turn button of the lamp socket.

The wires from the lamp extend down through the standard and emerge therefrom at the lower end, just above the flange 9. They may have a plug thereon (not shown) adapted to be connected to any socket.

It will thus be seen that I have provided a lamp adapted to be used to illuminate a telephone dial and that, while it is associated I" -with the telephone, no metallic part thereof touches the telephone, thereby avoiding any possibilit of interfering with the electric circuit o the telephone. Furthermore, the telephone may easlly be removed from or replaced on the base without in any way disturbing the lamp. While I have shown my lam in association with a telephone,-it may also used in connection With a sewin machine for threading needles, a phonograp or any machine where a lamp is needed to throw a light on a small part.

Various slight changes may be made in the arrangements of parts described, and hence I do not limit m self to the precise details set forth, but consi er myself at liberty to make such changes as fall within the limit and scope of the appended claim.

What'I claim is:

A lamp comprising a base of insulatin I material, a projection on the base, a standar mounted on the projection, a lamp socket on the standard extending from the same and adapted to support a lanp in a horizontal position and spaced lugs on the base adapted to receive a telephone, and so located with respect to the standard, as to keep the base of the1 telephone out of contact with the stand- 8.1'

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HARRY BECKER. 

